PREVIOUS YEARS
mario the idea vs mario the man
everyone knows mario is cool as fuck but who knows what hes thinking- i do. who knows why he stomps turtles and why ben like this doja cat??
2024
Winners 2024
Organisation supporting Jewish cultural education and Holocaust awareness for young people in Cumbria.
Cloud Competitions
Business Champion
Educational exhibition helping young people understand Jewish life, culture, and Holocaust history.
Jewish
Living
Exhibition
Diversity Event
Local business raising funds to send ambulances and medical equipment to Ukraine.
The Pot
Place
Lifetime Achievement
Carlisle youth charity championing belonging, inclusion, and support for young people.
Carlisle Youth Zone
Organisation Champion
Kendal's youngest town councillor, inspiring young people through advocacy, inclusion, and community work
Rachael Edwards
Positive Young Person
Community coach promoting inclusion and opportunity for under privileged young people through football
Ryan Godderidge
Educational Champion
Mental health advocate using running challenges to raise awareness, funds, and community support.
Chris Young
Positive Role Model
Cross-organisation staff network promoting inclusion, accessibility, and support within Cumbria’s public sector.
Shine Network
Public Sector Champion
Co-founder of The Silent Footprints Foundation, championing inclusive baby loss support.
Jennifer Taylor
Volunteer Champion
2022
Winners 2022
Local changemaker improving access to life-saving training, BSL, and mental health support.
Louise Branch
Business Champion
Youth-inspired Pride event creating visibility, inclusion, and community celebration in Furness.
Furness Pride
Diversity
Event
SENCO and teacher advocating for children with SEND and supporting families through education.
Zoey Slack
Educational Champion
Cumbria charity supporting autistic children and families through events, advice, and advocacy.
Bee Unique
Organisation Champion
Wheelchair rugby captain inspiring resilience, confidence, and inclusion through sport.
Matthew Thicke
Positive Role Model
Community volunteer supporting families through food shares, free uniforms, and youth activities.
Leone Edwards
Pubic Sector Champion
Peer support founder helping parents and carers affected by eating disorders feel less alone.
Kerry Carruthers
Volunteer Champion
EDI advocate supporting inclusive workplaces, schools, and communities across Cumbria.
Alan Rankin
Lifetime Achievement
Special Mentions 2022
Wheelchair rugby volunteer raising funds and awareness for inclusive disability sport.
Steven Jack
Special Mention Certificate
2021
Winners 2021
Menopause advocate breaking stigma and improving workplace support, awareness, and wellbeing.
Gill Bragg
Business Champion
Autism support organisation improving awareness, understanding, and inclusion across Cumbria.
Owl Blue
Organisation Champion
Community organiser supporting families through youth activities, food shares, and free uniforms.
Adam Edwards
Public Sector Champion
Carlisle Mencap leader improving early support for families of children with learning disabilities.
Sheila Gregory
Lifetime Achievement
Inclusive community arts project celebrating Carlisle life through puppetry and performance.
Carlisle Puppets Pageant
Diversity Event
Parent advocate helping create specialist education and opportunities for autistic children in Cumbria.
Lynne Thorton
Educational Champion
Community organiser creating welcoming, inclusive activities and events through Carlisle One World Centre.
Adrienne Gill
Positive Role Model
Young changemaker promoting inclusion through refugee support, BSL, and community volunteering.
Harriet Wood
Positive Young Person
Community champion using boxing and fitness to build confidence, inclusion, and hope.
Des Mattinson
Volunteer Champion
2019
Winners 2019
Community leader championing Polish education, heritage, and cultural connection across Cumbria.
Jarek
Jakubiak
Educational Champion
Community festival celebrating diversity, inclusion, and connection across Kendal.
Kendal Unity Festival
Diversity
Event
Self-advocacy leader supporting rights and inclusion for people with learning difficulties.
Lou
Townson
Lifetime Achievement
Learning disability advocate using lived experience to inspire inclusion, respect, and support.
Jonathan
Elliott
Positive Role Model
Police officer using lived experience to challenge mental health stigma and support others.
Ian
Chappell – Cumbria
Police
Public Sector Champion
Refugee community champions supporting new families to settle, connect, and thrive in Cumbria.
The Cumbrian Refugee Volunteer Champions
Volunteer Champion
Inclusive roller derby team creating confidence, belonging, and community through sport.
Border
City
Roller
Derby
Organisation Champion
Special Mentions 2019
Primary school creating a whole-school approach to autism understanding, support, and inclusion.
St. Bridget’s Catholic Primary School
Educational
Champion
Community volunteers supporting autistic children and families through play, connection, and understanding.
Wendy Askew & Tine Pettitt & Terry Hargreaves
Volunteer Champion
2018
Winners 2018
Teacher championing LGBTQ+ inclusion, equality, and respectful school culture.
Matt
Richards
Educational Champion
Cultural event celebrating ethnic diversity, community connection, and representation across Cumbria.
Culture
Bazaar
Diversity
Event
Volunteer-led Pride event championing LGBTQ+ visibility, equality, and community support across Cumbria.
Cumbria
Pride
Diversity
Event
Autism support network founders helping employees and families access guidance, understanding, and inclusion.
Josephine Stabler & Joe Robson
Volunteer Champion
Community development worker supporting refugees, BAME women, and cultural connection in Carlisle.
Adrienne Gill
Positive Role Model
Community advocate helping vulnerable people and flood-affected families across Cumbria.
Willie Slavin
Public Sector Champion
Peer-led recovery community supporting people through addiction, housing, crisis, and rebuilding lives.
The Well
Organisation Champion
Police officer championing hate crime awareness, inclusion, and safer communities across Cumbria.
Julie Dodd
Lifetime Achievement
Special Mentions 2018
Senior Sellafield leader helping normalise mental health conversations through a workplace campaign.
Euan Hutton
Special Mention Certificate
2017
Winners 2017
Drug and alcohol recovery service championing inclusion, equality, and access for all.
Unity Drug
and Alcohol Service
Cumbria
Public Sector Champion
Autism support project helping people understand rights, justice, and access to support.
The Triple A Project
Community Group or Organisation Champion
Long-standing LGBTQ+ organisation providing support, training, and advocacy across Cumbria.
Outreach Cumbria
Community Group or Organisation Champion
Founder of Always Another Way, championing inclusion, equality, and mental health support.
Jo
Haigh
Community Volunteer
of the
Year
Family-run business championing cultural celebration, diversity, and community connection in Carlisle.
HDM Spice Shop
Business Champion
Volunteer counsellor supporting trans clients and championing LGBTQ+ wellbeing in Cumbria.
Debbie Wood
Positive Role Model
Volunteer champion supporting Pride organisations, fundraising, and LGBTQ+ equality across Cumbria.
Martin Reeves
Lifetime Achievement
Special Mentions 2017
Volunteer group supporting refugees and asylum seekers through aid, donations, and community action.
Carlisle Refugee Action Group
Special Mention Certificate
Peer-led recovery organisation helping people rebuild lives after addiction, homelessness, and offending.
The Well
Special
Mention
Certificate
2016
Winners 2016
Disability campaigner improving railway accessibility and transport inclusion across Cumbria.
David Gale, Trailblazers
Community Volunteer
of the
Year
Inclusive arts charity empowering people through theatre, visual art, film, and creativity.
Prism Arts
Community Group
or
Organisation Champion
Long-serving LGBTQ+ advocate helping make Cumbria safer through support, education, and outreach.
Richard Kavanagh (Outreach Cumbria)
Lifetime Achievement
Police officer challenging discrimination and improving hate crime support across Cumbria.
Julie
Dodd (Cumbria Police)
Positive
Role
Model
Flood recovery volunteers bringing communities together to support people across Cumbria.
Eden Flood Volunteers
Business Champion
School community challenging prejudicial language and promoting respect, inclusion, and understanding.
Cockermouth School
Public Sector
Champion
Special Mentions 2016
Recovery advocate using lived experience to support sobriety, stability, and second chances.